The co-chair of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr’s privacy and data security practice, D. Reed Freeman, has joined Venable, drawn by the firm’s focus on digital advertising matters.

Freeman’s practice lies at the intersection between privacy, data security and advertising. Freeman, based in Washington, D.C., often counsels clients on privacy and cybersecurity implications regarding online and digital advertising, an area, Freeman said, that Venable is very experienced in.